The Clippers needed a jolt after a bad loss, so Matt Barnes did what comes naturally.
He reached for his cell phone.
"The infamous group text," Barnes said, smiling.
Barnes usually likes to dispatch profane jokes or random pictures of people who...

SAN ANTONIO — It took two and a half weeks, but the Orlando Magic finally played like a desperate team Wednesday night.
The Magic displayed emotion against the San Antonio Spurs. They showed some heart. And they did it from the beginning of a game...

Jeff Teague scored 26 points, Al Horford added 21 and the Atlanta Hawks got back to winning after their first loss in more than a month, pulling away from the Washington Wizards for a 105-96 victory Wednesday night in Atlanta.
The East-leading Hawks...

(Records through Friday)
1. Atlanta Hawks (39-8, last week 2): Not relying on just one player during their 18-game winning streak.
2. Golden State Warriors (36-8, LW 1): Had their home winning streak snapped; followed that by losing at Utah.
3. Memphis...

The Clippers beat the reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, 105-85.
They are now in third place in the Western Conference with a 33-15 record, five games behind the first-place Golden State Warriors, who were leading the Phoenix...

LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Butler likes to play the humble routine, often saying he can’t believe a kid from small town Tomball, Texas, has landed where he has.
The Bulls’ shooting guard still can aw-shucks his way through interviews if he...

Kobe Bryant will miss his second straight All-Star Game in February, out for the season with a torn rotator cuff.
On Friday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver added Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins to the Western Conference All-Star roster as Bryant'...

LOS ANGELES — Several times over the years, Tom Thibodeau has reminded all how Tim Duncan averaged nearly 40 minutes in his first six seasons with the Spurs. He did it again Tuesday night before the Bulls' overtime victory over the Warriors....

With Kobe Bryant missing the game with a potentially season-ending injury, Coach Byron Scott opted to shuffle his starting lineup against the NBA's reigning champion San Antonio Spurs.
Rookie Jordan Clarkson made his first start for the Lakers,...

Friday night marked just another Lakers loss, unless you were the father-son combo of Mike and Jordan Clarkson.
Jordan earned his first NBA start 44 games into his rookie season and delivered solid results — 11 points and four assists with only...